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Video message for roundtable discussion on LNG & Shipping organised by CBS Alumni Club and Columbia Global Energy Centre

European Commission Speech Brussels, 04 May 2026 Ladies and gentlemen, I have been asked to present the EU perspective on the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. But first, allow me to welcome that finally after ...

Effective Strategies to Lift and Sustain Teacher Morale: Lessons from Texas

Learn about the state of teacher morale in Texas and strategies that could lift educators' satisfaction there and around the country.

Thailand's Thaksin Shinawatra released from prison after 8 months

Search enters 2nd day for missing boy in mountain park

Authorities were searching for a missing elementary school student for the second day Monday after he disappeared while visiting a mountain park with his family. The 11-year-old visited a Buddhist temple in Juwangsan…

Trump rejects Iran's response to US peace proposal as 'unacceptable'

By Nayera Abdallah, Elwely Elwelly and Idrees Ali DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's swift rejection of Iran's response to a U.S. peace proposal sent oil prices surging higher on Monday amid…

タイのタクシン元首相仮釈放、保護観察下に　高齢や基礎疾患考慮

Middle East conflicts a danger for whales off S.Africa: study

Conflicts in the Middle East are increasing dangers for whales off South Africa by shifting sea traffic into their habitats and heightening the risks of collision, researchers told AFP. The rerouting of shipping around…

Hong Kong right to move to extend long arm of the law to claw machines

You can’t buy happiness, they say. But we “buy” dopamine fixes all the time. Just whip out the smartphone and we easily go down that rabbit hole of endless doom scrolling, falling into the addictive trap of instant…

Aclarando entresijos del Tratado de Neutralidad

A la memoria de Juan Antonio Tack, el más brillante ministro de Relaciones Exteriores en la historia de Panamá. En diciembre de 1972, el general Omar Torrijos y el canciller Juan Antonio Tack me encomendaron organizar…

Four nabbed after long-running oil palm fruit thefts in Kanchong Darat uncovered

KUALA LANGAT, May 10 — Police have arrested four local men suspected of stealing oil palm fruits in Kanchong Darat here after their activities were allegedly caught on closed-circuit television (CCTV), according to…

PM announces govt raising Mitra allocation to RM150m

KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 — The government has agreed to increase the allocation to the Malaysian Indian Community Transformation Unit (Mitra) from RM100 million previously to RM150 million, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri…

After last night’s heavy rains, 43 flood victims evacuated to two Perak relief centres

IPOH, May 11 — A total of 43 people from 11 families have been evacuated to two relief centres (PPS) in two districts in Perak -- Larut, Matang and Selama, and Batang Padang—following floods that occurred last night.…

الثنائي رحيمي يحرز "ثلاثية عيناوية"

حقق نادي العين، بطل الدوري الإماراتي هذا الموسم، فوزا عريضا على ضيفه الظفرة بنتيجة 5-0، ضمن منافسات الجولة الخامسة والعشرين وقبل الأخيرة من المسابقة، أمس الأحد. أنهى العين الشوط الأول متقدما بأربعة أهداف، سجلها الحسين…

Trump to confront Xi over China's approach to war in Iran

Trump to confront Xi over China's approach to war in Iran

A un mes del Mundial, madres buscadoras alzan la voz por desaparecidos

Para la CIDH la desaparición de personas y la emergencia forense "continúan siendo una crisis humanitaria grave" y alertó por los feminicidios, transfeminicidios y asesinatos de personas de la comunidad LGTBIQ+.

Employers' groups and unions divided over the merits of scrapping third-year fees-free

The government's proposal to scrap the third-year fees-free tertiary scheme and redirect some of the funds towards trades training is being welcomed by business leaders.

貴重な財産なのに…　国内唯一のドラムカッター、実演終了の理由

東証グロース企業も架空取引、KDDI側から8年で999億円流入

Panamá despierta y reclama su lugar entre las grandes naciones

Hay países que avanzan por inercia y países que deciden reinventarse. Panamá pertenece a la segunda categoría. Somos un territorio pequeño, pero con una fuerza geográfica, humana y simbólica que pocos lugares del mundo…

Taiwan’s plastic habit collides with shortages caused by a faraway war

Some producers have turned to the U.S., while others have sourced plastic goods from China, where many Taiwanese manufacturers have long-standing relationships.